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Jean Jeanniot, 71, Killed in Horrific Hit and Run at “Horrible, Dangerous” Flatbush Ave. Intersection in Ditmas Park

Posted on Feb 14, 2012 by admin

Jean Jeanniot, 71, was trying to cross Flatbush Avenue and East 26th Street tonight around 6:10 pm when a car smashed into him, police said. If that wasn’t bad enough, Jeanniot then got hit and dragged by another car, whose … Continue reading →

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iPhone Snatching Epidemic: Are Bridge-and-Tunnel Thieves Making Field Trips to Brooklyn for “Easy Marks”?

Posted on Feb 8, 2012 by admin

Are New Jersey criminals making special trips to Brooklyn to steal iPhones from unsuspecting marks? canyontothesky reports that she just had her iPhone yanked right out of her hands in broad daylight, walking southbound on 4th Avenue on the east … Continue reading →

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Pictures of Taleek Brooks, Brooklyn Teacher’s Aide, Arrested by FBI for Allegedly “Making Child Porn” with Students–in School

Posted on Feb 7, 2012 by admin

Taleek Brooks, a teacher’s aide at a Brooklyn school, was just arrested again by the FBI, NYPOST.com is reporting. Authorities said Brooks was charged with producing videos of child pornography using students at PS 243 (known as The Weeksville School, in … Continue reading →

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Woman Found Stabbed to Death at 487 St. Marks in Crown Heights (UPDATED)

Posted on Feb 6, 2012 by admin

Amy Sara Clark (Prospect Heights Patch) just took this picture of a police officer standing guard outside 487 St. Marks Ave. in Crown Heights, where a woman was just found stabbed to death today. The death is being ruled a homicide. Patch … Continue reading →

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Did NY Daily News Go Too Far, Posting Location of Alleged Sexual Assault in Bed Stuy?

Posted on Feb 6, 2012 by admin

This is a screenshot from the New York Daily News report on the 4 teens just arrested for the alleged robbery and “rape” of a 22-year-old woman in her Bed Stuy apartment. A few readers said it’s “outrageous” that the Daily … Continue reading →

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Sean Edwards Shot in Face in His Bushwick Apartment

Posted on Feb 6, 2012 by admin

Over the weekend, police found Sean Edwards, 40, in his Bushwick apartment, shot to death. It was around 9 p.m. Saturday when Edwards was found at 1266 Jefferson Avenue, in the living room, with a gunshot wound to the face, according … Continue reading →

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Why Now is The Best Time Ever to Live in Brooklyn (Hint: Involves Not Being Murdered)

Posted on Feb 3, 2012 by admin

If you were born after 1963, then this is the best time ever for you to live (and stay alive) in Brooklyn. Quote of the day from the Brooklyn Message Boards: “If you value not being murdered (and/or value others … Continue reading →

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Sixx and Brasco are Gang Members in Brownsville, one of Brooklyn’s Most Dangerous Neighborhoods

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 by admin

Sixx (named for his first gun – a six shot) and his nephew Brasco (also a “gun name”) live in Brownsville. Sixx has been a mentor to Brasco since Brasco was a kid. And now, Brasco says he’s on only … Continue reading →

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